The Second World War : a short history
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Bibliographic Information
The Second World War : a short history
(OPUS)
Oxford University Press, 1997
Rev. ed
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
First published as: Strugge for survival , 1989
Includes bibliographical references (p. [306]-314) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A history of World War II, and an examination of its causes, how it was won and lost, and its far-reaching consequences for humanity. In tracing the key events of both the European and the Far Eastern wars, R.A.C. Parker outlines the strategies of the participants, the economies and societies that underlay them, and the strengths and weaknesses of their fighting forces. He describes the decisive battles and analyzes the reasons for their outcome, paying close attention to special features of the war: mobile warfare, forced migration, the Holocaust, strategic and nuclear bombing. Unlike many other histories of the war, this book places British and European involvement squarely in an international perspective, and the author never shies away from raising fundamental questions. This book is intended for A-level and undergraduate students of modern history, and general readers interested in the history of World War II.
Table of Contents
Preface. Contents. List of Plates. List of Maps. 1: Hitler, Germany, and the origins of the European war. 2: German conquest of Poland, Norway, the Low Countries, and France. 3: Britain alone. 4: Operation BARBAROSSA: the German attack on the Soviet Union. 5: The United States enters the war: the origins of the Japanese attack. 6: Japanese victories and disappointments: December 1941 to August 1942. 7: The end of German expansion: the Atlantic, North Africa, and Russia, 1942-1943. 8: Anglo-American strategies for victory. 9: Economies at war. 10: Strategic bombing. 11: Morale. 12: Driving back the Germans: North Africa, Italy, and Russia. 13: D-Day and victory in Europe. 14: The defeat of Japan and the atom bomb. 15: From war to peace: Anglo-American relations. 16: From alliance to Cold War: the Soviet Union and the West. 17: The impact of war: the murder of the European Jews. 18: The impact of war: casualties, crisis, and change. Note on quotations. Book list. Index
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